Motor vehicle



April 8 1924.

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MARIUS JEAN BAPTISTE BARBAROU MOTOR VEHICLE 4 Shets-Sheet 4 Filed June 21. 1922 Team-Baptiste Barbmou Marwfi IN Patented Apr. 8, 1924.

UNITED STATES MA BIUS JEAN BAPTISTE BARBAROU, OF PARIS, FRANCE.

MOTOR VEHICLE.

Application filed June 21, 1922. Serial No. 569,952.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, MARIUS JEAN BAP- TISTE BARBAROU, citizen of the French Repwblic, residing at Paris, in the Republic of France, have lnvented new and useful Improvements in Motor Vehicles, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention has forits object a general construction of light motor vehiole of the type in which all the elements providing for the propulsion of the vehicle are enclosed in an envelope formed by casings assembled to each other and connected with the rear axle casing in such manner as to form a rigid whole.

According to the invention, said rigid envelope containing the mechanism is directly connected to the front axle by a branch of a laminated spring arranged on each side and also preferably by a central connecting rod of triangular shape. Moreover, the lateral laminated springs are secured to the envelope by their middle part, the front ends of said springs being secured to the front axle and their rear ends being connected by shackles to the vehicle body, which latter is also supported by arms adapted to vertically pivot upon lateral bosses provided on the envelope near the middle parts of the springs.

This arrangement permits to obtain a light vehicle of a very strong and comparatively cheap construction.

In the accompanying drawings given by way of example:

Fig. 1 is a vertical section of an automobile constructed according to the invention.

Fig. 2 is a partial corresponding plan view showing particularly the arrangement of the springs and the mounting of the vehicle body, certain parts being omitted.

Fig. 3 is a general planview. Fig. 4 is a lengthwise axial section of the driving unit and of the rear axle, casing rigidly connected by a tube of large diameter.

As shown in the drawing, the casing 1 for the engine and change-speed device is formed of two pieces assembled by a horizontal joint. The front end of the engine casing 1 serves directly as a support for the radiator 3. The rear casin 4' containing the bevel gears 5, is assemb ed with the casing 6 of the rear axle and is connected to the engine casing 1 by a tube of large diameter 7, whereby the whole mechanism is mounted in a perfectly rigid envelo In Fig. 4, the rear axle is shown wlthout differential, but it is obvious that the same general disposition could be retained, adding a. differential mechanism. The front part 9 of each spring is secured to an ex-,

panded part or boss 11 of the engine casing, which ends in two lugs 12 wherein are engaged the straps 13 for fixing the springs. The rear branch 9' of each spring is connected with the vehicle body 14 by a shackle 15 which pivots upon a bracket 16 secured to the vehicle body. A connecting rod 17 of triangular shape is pivoted at one end, under the engine casing 1 at 17 and at the other end under the front axle 8 o posite the fastenings 10 for the springs. aid connecting rod completes the connection and resists efforts of traction or thrust, thus relieving the springs of such stresses.

It will be thus understood that the oscillations due to the jo-lting of the road are absorbed, as concerns the engine unit, 'by the flexion of the front branch 9 of the springs.

The vehicle body 14 is supported on the other hand, by arms 18 which are pivoted,

by means of straps 18 or other detachable members, upon two bosses 19 of the engine casing 1 near the fastenings for the springs. The vehicle body is also connected as mentioned above with the rear ends of the rear branches 9 of the springs so that the damping of the shocks of the road upon the drivers seat is-due on the one hand to the amount by which the attaching point of each spring to the casing .can be moved with reference'to the axles, or more exactly, by a greater amount, since in reality, one can consider that in the case of flexion of the springs, these latter may be considered as a whole as pivoting on the front axle, the vertical displacement of the rear end of each spring is thus greater than the dis placement of the point of assembling in proportion to the lever arm. Furthermore, the rear branch of each springcan also envelope being rigidly connected to said *rea'r'Faxle casing, a vehicle body, two lamgated envelope constituted b bend independently of the front branch, and this flexion is added to the preceding. All the accessory parts necessary for driving the vehicle: steering gear 20, levers 21,

22 and pedals 23 are secured to the envelope 1, 7 of the mechanism and quite independent of the vehicle body 14. i

The steering gear 20 is secured to the engine unit 1 by its casing 24 which carries a boss 25 enga (1 upon a transverse shaft 26; Said sha t extends entirely through the casing, which provides a very strong support for the steering parts. To prevent the steering gear from pivoting upon the shaft 26, its position is fixed as usual, by a collar 27.. The brake lever 22 is pivoted by a trunnion in the lug 28 carried by'a strap or collar 29 which may be secured at any convenient place upon the tube 7 connecting the front casing 1 with the rear casing .4. The change-speed lever 21 is mounted in the usual manner.

Having now described ,my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. In a motor vehicle, the combination of a front axle, a rear axle casing, an elongated envelope constituted by a pluraliy of casings assembled to each other, said envelope being rigidly connected to said rear axle casing, a vehicle body, two laminated sprin s secured at their middle part one on eac side of said envelope respectively, the front ends of said s rings being secured to the front axle, an the rear ends being congefited to shackles pivoted on said vehicle 2. In a motor vehicle, the combination of a .front axle, a rear axle casing, an elona plurality of casings assembled to 'eac other, said inated springs secured at their middle part one on each side of said envelope respectively, the front ends of said springs being secured to the front axle, and the rear ends being connected to shackles pivoted on said vehicle body, said vehicle body being provided with arms adapted to vertically pivot upon lateral bosses provided on said envelope, near the middle part of said springs.

3. In a motor vehicle, the combination of .a front axle, a rear axle casing, an elongated envelope constituted b a plurality of casings assembled to eac other, said envelope being rigidly connected to said rear axle casing, a vehicle body, two laminated springs secured at their middle part one on each side of said envelope respectively, the front ends of said springs being secured to the front axle, and the rear ends being connected to shackles pivoted on said vehicle body, a fastening strap adapted to surround said envelope and to be clamped thereon at any desired point, and a brake lever mounted on said strap.

4. In a motor vehicle, the combination of a front axle, a rear axle casing, an elongated envelope constituted by a plurality of casings assembled to each other, one of said casings constituting the engine crankcase, a casing for the steering gear, said envelope being rigidly connected to said rear axle casing, a vehicle body, two laminated springs secured at their middle part one on each side of said'envelope respectively, the front ends of said springs being secured to the front axle, and the rear ends being connected to shackles pivoted on said vehicle body, said casing for the steerin gear being mounted u on a transverse shaf t which extends throug the whole width of the engine crank case.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification.

MARIUS JEAN BAPTISTE BARBAROU. 

